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Environment
From berries to sage, Anona Kampe teaches syilx Okanagan plant knowledge
Only take what you need, and use what you take. And whatever you don’t use,…
Bigger houses, driveways in Kelowna may trigger increased stormwater costs
The City of Kelowna is looking at changing the way it charges homeowners for the…
Vernon home to another lost Okanagan wetland
Development has devastated wetlands in the Okanagan for many decades. The Okanagan Wetlands Action Plan, delivered…
Kelowna trucking company tired of being bad guy in clean-up of old sawmill site
Ryan Nixon is fed up with being painted as the bad guy in the decades-long…
Massive joint effort needed to clean up ‘historically messed up’ Kelowna sawmill site
There is no question the former Russo Sawmill site in Kelowna is one of the…
UPDATED: Land Commission orders end to dumping on former sawmill site in Kelowna
Owners of the former Russo Sawmill site, which has been a Kelowna eyesore for decades,…
Central Okanagan residents want curbside food waste collection
A simple system for collecting food waste in yard waste bins in the Central Okanagan…
Disease, habitat loss threaten Southern Interior’s bighorn sheep population
The Southern Interior's bighorn sheep are constantly under threat and a society trying to protect…
Plastic fibres are a dangerous junk food for BC’s tiny ocean creatures
Microscopic creatures vastly important to marine life are gobbling up harmful plastic fibres, which pose…
BC First Nations question economic toll of shipping through Salish Sea
Tsawout First Nation councillor John Paul Etzel stood up and posed a central question for…
Reducing the forever chemicals in the food we eat
British Columbia doesn’t currently test agricultural soils for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as…
iN VIDEO: Salmon skyline takes wild coho conservation to new heights in BC
Winter sun backlighting their frosted breath, a dozen people trudge gingerly in the icy waters…
BC oysters: Unsung climate heroes for your holiday buffet
There are moments when Steve Pocock questions the wisdom of his chosen profession as a…
Road salt could send Okanagan down a slippery environmental slope
Continued use of road salt could spell bad news for local agriculture, aquatic life and…
Kamloops area First Nation has message in wake of devastating wildfire
When he was a boy, Ron Tomma would leave after breakfast to run freely with…
The unlikely love story of an endangered BC tree and the little bird who eats its seeds
When a little gray bird with black wings flies into a bushy tree on the…
Is Canada a high seas laggard?
A coalition of more than 30 environmental groups is urging Canada to sign a watershed…
Salmon SWAT teams deployed in BC to help fish during drought
A provincewide drought this summer dried up B.C. rivers and jeopardized the survival of already…
Canada needs to curb its import-export swap to make seafood sustainable
A deep dive exploring how seafood can reach the tables of Canadian consumers and remain…
Ministry investigating complaints about hundreds of trees felled after West Kelowna wildfire
A complaint has been filed with BC Ministry Natural Resource Officers after a large number…
Pressure builds for review of mine expansion that may threaten Similkameen River
Pressure is building on the BC government to undertake an environmental review of a proposed…
Controversial South Okanagan compost facility goes to public hearing
Local residents are expected to take their fight against a controversial proposed compost facility in…
14,600 pounds of dumped yard waste removed from forest in Peachland
Environmental groups are working to clean-up literal tons of flammable garbage from the forest in…
People are destroying Penticton’s iconic hoodoos
Penticton’s unique hoodoos are a tourist attraction but they might be gone if they aren’t…